Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan also came among them.

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that came upon him, they came each one from his own place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they made an appointment together to come t

Lo, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come in it.

For now I should have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept. Then I would have been at rest

But now it comes to thee, and thou faint. It touches thee, and thou are troubled.

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.

Behold, he puts no trust in his servants, and he charges his [heavenly] agents with folly.

Call now, is there any who will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones will thou turn?

He will deliver thee in six troubles. Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

And thou shall know that thy tent is in peace, and thou shall visit thy fold, and shall miss nothing.

Thou shall know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas. Therefore my words have been rash.

Can that which has no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Is it not that I have no help in me, and that wisdom is driven quite from me?

For now ye are nothing. Ye see a terror, and are afraid.

Now therefore be pleased to look upon me, for truly I shall not lie to your face.

Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice. Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

O remember that my life is a breath. My eye shall no more see good.

The eye of him who sees me shall behold me no more. Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.

As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol shall come up no more.

He shall return no more to his house, nor shall his place know him any more.

And why do thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lay down in the dust, and thou will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

if thou were pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

(for we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow).

Those who hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

Of a truth I know that it is so. But how can man be just with God?

[He] who removes the mountains, and they do not know it when he overturns them in his anger,

Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away. They see no good,

I am afraid of all my sorrows. I know that thou will not hold me innocent.

There is no umpire between us who might lay his hand upon us both.

although thou know that I am not wicked. And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?

Yet these things thou hid in thy heart. I know that this is with thee.

Why then have thou brought me forth out of the womb? I would have given up the spirit, and no eye had seen me.

Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mock, shall no man make thee ashamed?

and that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacts of thee less than thine iniquity deserves.

It is high as heaven; what can thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what can thou know?

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee. And their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.

No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who does not know such things as these?

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee, and the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee.

Who does not know in all these, that the hand of LORD has wrought this,

Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again. He shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.

He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

What ye know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.

But ye are forgers of lies. Ye are all physicians of no value.

Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Behold, he will kill me; I have no hope. Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.

Behold now, I have set my case in order. I know that I am righteous.

How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.

so man lays down and does not rise. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.

But now thou number my steps. Do thou not watch over my sin?

His sons come to honor, and he does not know it, and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.

Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?

What do thou know, that we do not know? What do thou understand, which is not in us?

Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:

to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them:

And he has dwelt in desolate cities, in houses which no man inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.

But now he has made me weary. Thou have made desolate all my company.

although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.

O earth, do not cover thou my blood, and let my cry have no [resting] place.

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he who vouches for me is on high.

Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself. Who is there that will strike hands with me?

But as for you all, come on now again, and I shall not find a wise man among you.

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, and this is the place of him who does not know God.

know now that God has subverted me, and has encompassed me with his net.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.

I call to my servant, and he gives me no answer. I entreat him with my mouth.

O that my words were now written! O that they were inscribed in a book,

But as for me I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand up upon the earth.

be ye afraid of the sword. For wrath [brings] the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

Know thou this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,

The eye which saw him shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more behold him.

Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save any of that in which he delights.

[Ye say], God lays up his iniquity for his sons. Let him recompense it to himself that he may know it.

Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices with which ye would wrong me.

Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,

And thou say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. By this good shall come to thee.

O that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.

Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would give heed to me.

Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do those who know him not see his days?

They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.

These are of those who rebel against the light. They do not know the ways of it, nor abide in the paths of it.

The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me. And he disguises his face.

In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They do not know the light.

For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness. For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

The womb shall forget him. The worm shall feed sweetly on him. He shall be no more remembered. And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

He devours the barren who do not bear, and does no good to the widow.

Yet [God] preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.

And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?

Behold, even the moon has no brightness. And the stars are not pure in his sight.

How thou have helped him who is without power! How thou have saved the arm that has no strength!

How thou have counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

Sheol is naked before [God], and Abaddon has no covering.

Those who remain of him shall be buried in death, and his widows shall make no lamentation.